US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT APRIL 21, 2025
April 21, 2025   Dave Lewis
ALL SYSTEMS NOMINAL.  80% OF GOAL MET, AS PLANNED. Not a lot to shout about for the week.  First-Class letters were on time 82.6% of the time, which is actually 2.6% better than the “realistic” ambition to hit those goals 80%...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT APRIL 14, 2025
April 15, 2025   Dave Lewis
A LITTLE BIT SLOWER, BUT WITHIN EXPECTATIONS On-time numbers were down on three out of four measured products, although generally in line with the low expectations that have become the norm. As usual, take First-Class flats with a grain of salt –...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT APRIL 7, 2025
April 7, 2025   Dave Lewis
ANOTHER WEEK OF IMPROVEMENT Hmm.  For a second week in a row, USPS shows solid improvement in service, beating its YTD performance in all the categories we measure.  I also snuck a peek at performance for the same period last year, and for...

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A Very Active MTAC – There’s Going to Be Some Changes Made!
March 24, 2025   Dave Lewis
MTAC (the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee) meets quarterly with the Postal Service, this is the venue where USPS generally unveils upcoming changes. And this past one was a doozy! Rates Mailers who grew their volume in 2024 were able to get...

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